Rearguard Falls Park

Feature Type:Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife.
Status:
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: On the Fraser River, just E of Tête Jaune Cache, Cariboo Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 52°58'26''N, 119°21'57''W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: NAD83
NTS Map: 83D/14

Origin Notes and History:

Established by Order in Council 1157, 22 August 1991, containing 49 ha. more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 86: Park Amendment Act 1999, 28 June 1999.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office